Listening to your Body. The Subtle Signs of Ovarian Cancer
Friday, May 8, is World Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day. Considered the most lethal female cancer, I recently “sat down” for a virtual chat with Dr. Patti Power, gynecologic oncologist with […]
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Making Your Own Rainbow – Self-Care During a Pandemic
A few weeks ago, I spoke with Allison Winter, a regional program coordinator with the Mental Health and Addictions Program at Eastern Health. The public health emergency had just begun. […]
Eastern Health Launches Its Innovation Strategy
Eastern Health has embarked upon an exciting journey of innovation. Through Hacking Health cafes, the first ever Hackathon, the development of MyCCath and SurgeCon, and roundtable sessions with public and […]
It’s a Wrap – Blizzard 2020 makes History at Eastern Health
On January 17, 2020, the blizzard that’s been dubbed ‘Stormageddon’ blew through the Avalon Peninsula on gusts of up to 140 km per hour. The official recorded amount of snowfall […]
Changing Lives: Fighting Addiction on Bell Island
As I walk through the community wellness section of Eastern Health’s facility on Bell Island, the Dr. Walter Templeman Health Care Centre, I see a man in his 40s leaning […]
A Look Back at Some of the Best Stories of 2019
With a new year – and decade – dawning, we thought we’d reflect on the past year by looking back through some of the stories we posted in 2019. In […]
Trucks, Toys and Teddy Bears – Eastern Health Paramedics Give Back
Whether on television or in real life, we’ve all seen images of a paramedic’s lifesaving work: ambulances screaming through the streets on emergency calls, heroic individuals loaded down with medical […]
A Group of Artists – Creating Connections Through Open Windows
Valerie Hodder has been the art instructor at the Waterford Hospital’s Open Windows Studio for the last 23 years. It’s a role she’s cherished and one that, as she says, […]
